Mr. Larrabee joins JAMS with more than 40 years of experience in trial and appellate practice, including more than a decade of practice in New York City and decades of experience resolving high-stakes disputes through creative and innovative approaches to settlement. He has served as lead trial counsel for market leaders in a range of industries, representing both defendants and plaintiffs in eight- and nine-figure disputes in financial services and asset management litigation, securities and corporate governance disputes, mergers and acquisitions disputes, and professional liability, antitrust and other complex commercial litigation. Mr. Larrabee’s practice routinely included class action disputes involving consumers, investors, shareholders and other interested plaintiffs. He also had an active practice in the Delaware courts involving corporate governance and investor disputes, including multiple Chancery Court trials and appellate arguments before the Delaware Supreme Court.

In addition to his active trial practice, Mr. Larrabee has served as lead counsel in dozens of mediations and arbitrations. His collaborative, calm approach has earned him a reputation for being able to slice through complex problems to identify the key levers for settlement, and he has garnered the respect of his adversaries by listening to and understanding their needs.

Representative Matters

• Antitrust & Competition
• DOJ technology antitrust litigation: DOJ trial against major internet and technology company, requiring testimony from senior executives of large technology industry players
• Private technology antitrust litigation: Multibillion-dollar private antitrust litigation involving two leading technology and software companies
• Private supermarket antitrust litigation: Private $3 billion antitrust litigation involving leading supermarket chain, arising from the sale of over 100 supermarkets
• Apparel manufacturer litigation: FTC consent order involving leading national apparel manufacturer, leading to a series of private antitrust claims
• Credit card provider claims: Private antitrust claims challenging pricing and fees charged by leading credit card provider
• Produce industry antitrust claims: Multiple private antitrust claims arising from pricing practices and fees charged by leading California produce farmers and distributors
• Business Commercial

Asset Management 

• Section 36(b) claims: Multiple matters involving investor claims against funds, advisers and boards challenging fund advisory fees
• Municipal bond class actions: Multibillion-dollar multidistrict litigation (MDL) investor claims involving seven municipal bond funds and their adviser and boards
• Fixed-income securities class actions: Mutual fund shareholder claims in excess of $2 billion involving fixed-income funds and their advisors, senior officers and directors
• Derivative and class claims: Derivative and class action claims relating to mutual fund performance during credit crisis
• State law class action claims: State law class action claims involving fund investors, the advisor and trustees raising novel SLUSA preemption issues
• Futures market manipulation claims: Commodity Exchange Act class action involving shareholder claims of market manipulation relating to 10-year Treasury futures contracts
• Madoff securities Investor class and derivative claims arising out of the Bernard Madoff scandal
• Amicus curiae: Amicus curiae appellate briefing in consolidated cases involving the SEC and claims of excessive concentrations in mortgage-backed securities
• Securities Litigation
• Audit committee investigation: Audit committee investigation into $750 million financial restatement by $3 billion public REIT; investigation led to pursuit of remedies and arbitration involving third-party professionals and service providers
• SLC stipulated judgment: Special litigation committee (SLC) mismanagement claims against former officers of a major financial institution led to an innovative settlement using a nine-figure stipulated judgment
• Broadway Theater partnership dispute: Nationally recognized theater owner partnership dispute involving a preliminary injunction, a Chancery Court trial and an appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court, leading to an innovative partnership restructuring
• Pharmaceutical compound SLC: Derivative and class claims arising from distribution of oncology compound, which led to SLC investigation of claims against officers and directors
• Opioid distribution: Class and derivative claims against officers and directors arising from pharmaceutical distributor’s distribution of prescription opioids
• Asset management board claims: Multiple derivative claims involving asset manager boards of trustees for a range of funds
• Commercial and False Claims Act Litigation
• Corporate trust FCA claims: Multibillion-dollar False Claims Act cases involving leading corporate trust businesses, brought by the State of California and hundreds of political subdivisions; claims were resolved through creative mediation involving 300 parties and multiple neutral experts
• Trustee fee litigation: Trust beneficiary class action claims challenging the adequacy of trustee fee overcharge refunds
• Guaranteed student loan litigation: International creditor claims against leading financial institution arising from a federal guaranteed student loan servicing failure that gave rise to DOJ, GAO and congressional investigations and hearings; creditor claims were resolved through bilingual mediation with over 100 participants
• Overdraft coverage claims: Accountholders of major financial institution asserted class action claims arising from use of directly deposited government benefits to cover overdraft charges
• Construction defect claims: Construction defect claims by homeowners of large waterfront residential developments, leading to innovative private jury trial and subsequent settlement
• M&A Litigation
• Supermarket chain merger: Investor appraisal claims in excess of $2 billion in Delaware Chancery Court, arising from $9 billion merger; at the time it was brought, the case was the largest appraisal proceeding in Delaware history
• BDC merger: Claims arising from proposed three-way merger between two BDCs and their advisor, resolved following expedited Delaware Chancery Court trial
• Life sciences merger: Expedited shareholder litigation arising from the proposed $2.5 billion acquisition of a life sciences company by a large pharmaceutical company
• Paper and packaging merger: Investor class action arising from proposed acquisition of fiber and pulp product manufacturer by leading manufacturer of paper, packaging and building materials
• Agribusiness & Food Law
• Cantaloupe producers: Customer and third-party claims arising from pricing and fees charged by major California cantaloupe producers, including challenge to industry cooperative
• Tomato producers: Customer and third-party claims challenging pricing practices of major California tomato farmers and producers
• Vineyard owner: Mr. Larrabee is the owner of a Sonoma Valley family vineyard producing grapes for local Northern California winemakers

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

Honors and Awards

Chambers USA consistently has ranked Mr. Larrabee as a leading litigator, noting that he “has a demeanor that is very calming and low-key, but in a really confidence-inspiring way” and describing his courtroom presence as "outstanding.” He has also been described as “smart and savvy” and “very knowledgeable and articulate when presenting in court,” with an “unquestionable knowledge base.” The Legal 500 recognized his securities and shareholder litigation practice, naming him a "top-tier litigator." He was named a "Litigation Star" in both California and New York by Benchmark Litigation and has been recognized regularly as a top-tier commercial litigator by The Best Lawyers in America. He was named among the San Francisco Business Times' “Best Lawyers in the Bay Area,” and in the San Francisco Chronicle’s “San Francisco’s Top Attorneys.”

Professional Organizations

• Life Member, American Law Institute, 1990–2025
• Member, California State Bar, 1980–2025
• Member, New York State Bar, 2013–2025
• Member; Washington, DC, Bar; 2013–2023

Trainings

• Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, 2025

Representative Speaking Engagements 

• “The Art of Connection: Influencing Through Authentic Storytelling,” DEI Symposium, 2024
• “Authentic Persuasion for Advisers and Advocates, Leadership Development, 2024

• “Setting the Fund Menu in Today's Regulatory Climate”; ACLI Annual Conference; Washington, D.C.; 2014
• “Hot Issues in Federal Regulation and Litigation,” American Council of Life Insurers Annual Conference, New Orleans, 2013
• 2012 Fund Directors Conference, Independent Directors Council, Chicago, 2012
• “Developing Business 2012: Developing Networks and Client Relationships,” Practising Law Institute, New York, 2012
• “Surviving the Era of Regulation by Enforcement and 20/20 Hindsight Litigation”; Investment Company Institute Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference; Palm Desert, CA; 2011

Selected Publications

• Co-Author, Mutual Fund Litigation and Insurance Guide, LexisNexis, 2020

Background and Education

Partner, Dechert LLP, 2008–2011, San Francisco; 2012–2023, New York City

• Global Chair of Litigation Practice, 2015–2019; Deputy Firmwide Chair for Strategic Growth, 2020–2023

Associate and Partner, Heller Ehrman, 1980–2008

• San Francisco Office Managing Partner, 1997–1998; Chair of Litigation Practice, 1999–2004; Firm Chair, 2005–2008

J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law, 1980

• Thurston Honor Society
• Order of the Coif
• Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Law Journal 

B.A., with Honors, University of California, Davis, 1977